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What’s In Season in June?
Summer is here and we have already seen the temperature soar but that doesn’t mean the growing season is over. This is still a large…
Time For Some Tomato Talk
It’s May, and that means that tomatoes are in season! To help you to get into the tomato gobbling mood, here are some health benefits, interesting…
Sweet Corn Season Begins In May In AZ
Arizona has one of the longer sweet corn seasons in the country which runs from late May all the way through September. In the northern…
Little Known Facts about Vegetable Soup
What is it about the smell of simmering vegetable soup that soothes body and soul? Is it the fact that the vegetables represent the harvest…
Arugula, the Healthy Little Green
Arugula is the spicy, peppery little leaf with the funny name. Some say it tastes bitter, others describe the flavor as ‘earthy’. However you describe…
Root Crops, Some of Arizona’s Best Produce
Root crops like potatoes, rutabagas, and turnips are probably the reason humanity has survived into the 21st Century. Before there were cultivated roots, humans dug,…
What’s in Season in March?
Spring is here and that means you will start to see even more fabulously fresh locally grown fruits and veggies available at local farmers markets. …
National Celery Month
Celery is having an anniversary this month! In honor of four centuries of cultivation of this ultra-crispy vegetable and its sweet yet distinctive flavor, The…
What Is Sweeter than Valentine’s Day? The Sweet Potato
The sweet potato is one of the most delicious roots, or tubers, available to American appetites. Shaped like an elongated potato, the sweet potato is…
9 Foods to Help You Lose Weight
Beating Back the Bulges Are you one of the more than nine million Americans (and 1.8 million Arizonians) who have vowed to lose weight in…
Drop Off Your Citrus Donations to Arizona’s Food Banks Beginning January 5
PHOENIX, ARIZONA: Are your citrus trees filling up with fruit? No problem – Arizona’s food banks want your citrus donations! Food banks continue to respond…
Here’s Why You Need to Eat More Garlic
[caption id="attachment_10956" align="alignright" width="300"] Don’t miss how garlic plays an important role in our health (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] People have been using garlic to add…
Fantastic Ways to Feast on Arizona Food this Month
[caption id="attachment_10759" align="alignright" width="300"] There is so much more to May than Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day celebrations. Check out this list of foodie…
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